title: Causes of mortality of wild birds submitted to the Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador from 2002-2004.
abstract: Necropsy findings were reviewed from wild birds submitted to the Charles Darwin Research Station, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Archipelago between 2004 and 2006. One hundred and ninety cases from 27 different species were submitted, and 178 of these cases were evaluated grossly or histologically. Trauma and trauma-related deaths (n=141) dominated necropsy submissions. Infectious causes of avian mortality included myiasis due to Philornis sp. (n=6), avian pox (n=1), and schistosomosis (n=1).
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Gottdenker
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Uzcátegui
authors.forename: Franklin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Betancourt
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soos
authors.forename: R Eric
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Patricia G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000293:injuries*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds / Q000293:injuries*; D002423:Cause of Death; D046091:Charadriiformes; D046092:Columbiformes; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D046109:Passeriformes; D020305:Strigiformes